Okyyryn Complex Phrases

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Contents 1 Conjunctions 2 Indirect Speech 3 Relative Clauses 4 Verbal Complements

Conjunctions

• when A then B = pysh A, sös B (ಬಇಜ A, ಸಒಸ B)
• if A then B = ojp A, sös B (ಒಷಬ A, ಸಒಸ B)
• A thus B = A, sös B (A, ಸಒಸ B)
• A because B = A ryty B (A ರಇಥಇ B)

Indirect Speech

The word order is indirect speech + uuktu (ಊಕಥಉ) + absolutive (who hears it) + verb (e.g. "to say") + ergative (who says it).

Relative Clauses

The word order is relative pronoun - relative clause - main clause, e.g. "whom saw I man" for "the man I saw" or "who me saw woman" for "the woman who saw me".

Verbal Complements

The word order is complement - main verb - ergative, e.g. "sing want John" for "John wants to sing.

1. Introduction
2. History
3. Pronunciation
4. Alphabet
5. Nouns
6. Verbs
7. Pronouns
8. Derivational Morphology
9. Word Order
10. Complex Phrases
11. Vocabulary
12. Sample Text

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